Mary is now almost 3 months old but I will try to remember what she was like 2 short months ago
Mary has had a rough 1st month of life! She had trouble gaining weight, trouble eating, trouble sleeping, hates the car seat, hates walks, and so on and so on. She is very fidgety and I am fairly certain her tummy is giving her troubles either hunger, gassy or upset. Despite all of this she was my earliest baby to smile and is still oh so sweet. When you have a new baby everyone asks" oh is she a good baby?" I could do the " Oh, ya she is great" but what fun is that so I give a truthful answer to friends and strangers alike." No, she cries all the time and is crabby but she is baby 6 and it doesn't phase me. We try to make her as happy and comfortable as possible and one day she will be more smiles then cries" So in summary her first month was lots of sweet sweet baby snuggles and lots of cries.
Weight: Mary had a weight check at 2 days and was still loosing weight so we did another check at 2 weeks. She was still not back up to her birth weight so we had to start pumping and doing bottles to make sure she was eating enough. She wasn't a fan of the bottles at first but did eat well enough to gain weight! Based on the home scale she hit the 9 lb mark a few days after she hit a month old.
Eye Color- They are still that baby blue that all babies are born with but I think they will be blue like Samuel and Nicholas'!
Sleep- Mary is pretty hit or miss with sleep. She sometimes sleeps all day and night and sometimes is awake it seems like all day and night. We try to settle down for the night around 10 but usually end up not being able to get our first long stretch in until midnight or 1. I usually get a couple hour stretch once or twice a night and its slowly getting better so I have no complaints. Just part of having a newborn! She doesn't usually sleep for more then 2.5 hours at night, however, if you hold her she will sleep for 3-4. She loves to be warm and next to body heat!
Eating- Poor girl eats constantly because she keeps falling asleep in the middle of eating. I would say during the day she eats every hour. Once we started pumping and doing bottles she was eating every 2. Exhausting but necessary!
Daily routine- Mary doesn't really have a daily routine yet. She consistently goes to bed for the first long stretch around midnight and we get out of bed for the day around 10( 7 once Brandon went back to work, BOO!) Her best sleep is from 7-10 which is nice now that Brandon is back to work. She sleeps and I am able to get up, pump and get the day started with the kids before crabby pants mcgee wakes up for the day. We spend the rest of the day eating, driving to activities, homeschooling and napping when we aren't crying.
Firsts: Everything! First visitors, First tummy time ,First trip to grandma's, first shots, First outing in public and I am really sad to say, I can't even remember where we went, Maybe Annie's gymnastics? First (of many)photo sessions with brothers and sister, First time being wrapped, First cloth diaper, first bottle, first time outside with the family, first smile and so many more!
What we are looking forward to: Cherishing this baby stage and soaking in all the sweet snuggles. She is the last one after all! Figuring out how to make her more content so she isn't so uncomfortable and crying all the time.
Message to Mary: You are going to hear a lot how you were the CRABBIEST baby EVER. I want you to know, despite this, you were so unbelievably loved! All your siblings, grandparents, family friends and of course us, did everything we could to make you feel better. You were always held, snuggled, kissed and soothed. In a house of 8, no one seemed to mind the crying all that much. Since you gave us such a hard time at the beginning, please be an easy toddler and perfect teen. K? Thanks.
Love, Mom
